EU 9: Physics and chemistry of planetary atmospheres

This course aims to introducing students with elementary knowledge of physics, chemistry and microphysics for the purpose of studying the atmospheres of telluric planets (Mars, Venus) as well as Titan — through a "comparative planetology" methodology (parallels with the Earth). It emphasizes fundamental processes such as greenhouse effect, atmospheric dynamics, cloud physics, while illustrating those with relevant examples in the Solar System. Throughout the course, complex coupling and feedbacks between dynamics, chemistry and aerosols are also studied.